Refuge

Bivacco Giorgio Ielmoni

Ticino · Suisse0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Bivacco Giorgio Ielmoni in the Val Onsernone, canton of Ticino (Switzerland), at 1809 m elevation, a valley bordering the Italian Piedmont (Val Vigezzo). Part of the continuous Ticino cluster (batches 240+242+245). A CAS/UOM (Unione Operaia Muralto) bivouac dedicated to Giorgio Ielmoni. A valley known for its isolation (2 inhabitants/km²), a zone of larch, beech and Swiss stone pine. Heritage of the Onsernone straw-plaiters (18th-19th century industry).

The setting

Val Onsernone, Ticino, bordering Val Vigezzo, Piedmont, 1809 m, continuous cluster batches 240-245, CAS/UOM Giorgio Ielmoni, Onsernone straw-plaiters 18th-19th century.